Tag Archives: holiness

Goals; November 10, 2025

Posted on November 11, 2025 by jgarrott

Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. This particular verse is really being put to the test right now, with all the political divisions that are … Continue reading →

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Assurance; March 27, 2025

Posted on March 28, 2025 by jgarrott

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. This … Continue reading →

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God’s Standards; February 4, 2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:27-28 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” This whole section is discarded by … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy; January 16, 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by jgarrott

Romans 2:19-21 If you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment … Continue reading →

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Sex; October 21, 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024 by jgarrott

Proverbs 6:23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light,and correction and instruction are the way to life. This verse is certainly true, but what is striking is that what follows is a very clear warning not to be … Continue reading →

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Salvation; September 21, 2024

Posted on September 22, 2024 by jgarrott

Job 25:4 “How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?” This is an existential question for mankind as a whole, and different religions have tried to answer it in different ways. I … Continue reading →

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The Great Physician; August 2, 2024

Posted on August 3, 2024 by jgarrott

Matthew 9:12-13 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” It’s … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness; July 13, 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by jgarrott

Psalm 130:3-4 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. The Japanese here includes something that I think is an interpolation, but it’s not unreasonable. It … Continue reading →

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Holiness; February 4, 2024

Posted on February 5, 2024 by jgarrott

1 Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written, … Continue reading →

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Sanctification; December 28, 2023

Posted on December 29, 2023 by jgarrott

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